Morning Minutes, Aug. 16

August 16Word of the Day, This Day in History, Number to Know, Website of the Day, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Dayhomily HAH-muh-lee adjective; A sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude. — Dictionary.com

This Day in HistoryAug. 16, 1942: The two-man crew of the Navy’s anti-submarine blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine mission off the California coast. The blimp itself drifts back over land late in the day, crash-landing near San Francisco. No explanation for the missing crew has ever been determined.

Number to Know61: Maximum speed, in miles per hour, of a U.S. Navy L-class blimp in 1942.

Website of the Day: The Riddle of the L-8 Blimphttp://skeptoid.com/episodes/4380Theories about what might have happened to the crew of the mysterious unmanned airship.